Morning Minutes: Jan. 17

Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Word of the Day
inchoation in-koh-EY-shuhn (noun) a beginning; origin. — www.dictionary.com

Website of the Day
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Number to Know
$25 million: On this date in 1917, the United States paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.

This Day in History
Jan. 17, 1998: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair on his website The Drudge Report.

Today’s Featured Birthday
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (60)

Daily Quote
“If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.” — Hal Borland